how to make not noticeable patch elbow & keen?

how to make not noticeable patch elbow & keen?

Sounds like you're looking for someone to do "invisible reweaving". This is a tedious and rather expensive job, and I wouldn't suggest it for anything but very well constructed clothes. If you're interested, check the phone book for tailoring shops, very good drycleaners, and under "reweaving" (this used to be more common, and I don't know if the header is still in most phone books.)

What happens is that threads are "stolen" from inside pockets, seam allowances, hems, etc, and the fabric is actually rewoven in the worn area using those threads.

Another process is "stotting", done by sewing individual threads together with hair or very fine silk. Best suited to cuts rather than abraded areas.

Kay Lancaster snipped-for-privacy@fern.com

If this is for something like a business suit, I wouldn't bother - as others have pointed out, it's expensive and for a poly/wool mix it might be a waste of cash. If it's for more casual wear, I'd make sure all the patches match each other and not worry about them being noticeable.

However, this is from a British standpoint, where we happily patch country wear with suede or leather - many country garments already come with such patches in place. It's very 'low rent' for a posh Brit to be seen in smart clothing in the countryside - in fact it's rather 'low rent' to have anything new at all - one is meant to inherit one's furniture, country house and have one's grandfather's suit altered at Addison and Shepherd ;).

This sort of patch technique works well on nubby tweeds and casual clothing, but it won't work on business black.

:) Trish

Thank you for all your advises. When you say expensive, what kind of money are you talking about? I think there are material can be stolen in the hem area. Thank you all.

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